MTLNOVEL Chapter 373 - 310, Disappear with One Shot
Chapter 373: Chapter 310, Disappear with One Shot
The sudden ambush from behind sent a chill down ‘Philippa’s’ spine, and her body broke out in goosebumps.
If not for the Skeletons alerting her.
She would probably already be half a head shorter.
What was the point of sailing the seas or spying.
She would have died right in the port.
Philippa looked angrily at the Pirates behind her.
A Pirate with yellow teeth stood at the forefront, saying coldly, “Philippa, do you think we’re idiots? You were always taken out of jail, and now you’ve escaped… You must be up to something, aren’t you?”
Hearing this, all the Pirates also turned their gaze in this direction.
Philippa’s heart skipped a beat, and the anger from being ambushed also spawned a hint of panic.
She forced herself to calm down and scolded, “Is that the excuse you’re making for yourself? In the jail, it was you begging me to save you all, and now that you see there’s a chance to escape, you start infighting, huh?”
“Then how do you explain always being taken out?”
“Explain to your mom, if I didn’t make some connections, could you have escaped?” Philippa glanced at the torchlights slowly appearing in the distance and said, “Aren’t you the Association’s spy, planning to delay us until we get caught together?”
Feeling the suspicious gaze of the Pirates, the yellow-toothed Pirate cursed, “Shit, who doesn’t know I hate the Association the most…”
“Cut the crap, if you want to stay and wait for death, that’s your choice, but if you want to follow me, get on the ship. Let’s leave this damned place.” Philippa shouted loudly, signaling the Pirates behind her to board the ship.
Whoosh~!
The long sword was turned once more.
The yellow-toothed Pirate blocked her way again, saying, “Philippa, you take another ship, this one is ours.”
“Are you deliberately messing with me, huh? With so many ships, why don’t you just take one?”
Glancing at the barrels on the ship, the yellow-toothed Pirate said, “You go to another ship, or else we all delay here until the last moment, wait for the Association and the Guard Team to come, and we all die together.”
“You’re really not human!”
“You’ve got a lot to learn if you want to be a Pirate,” the yellow-toothed jeers.
“Wait for the Sea God’s punishment then.” Philippa gritted her teeth and then called out to the remaining few behind her, “Let’s find another ship.”
“Hahaha~!” The yellow-toothed Pirate laughed loudly and then said to the people behind him, “Let’s go, onto the ship, back to sea for the free and happy life.”
Philippa quickly ran towards the original port.
Behind her, apart from a few tightly wrapped Skeletons, only six Pirates were following her.
They were the ones who had spoken to each other in the jail before.
Reaching the port, Philippa saw the ship with rope ladders ready and called out in joy, signaling everyone to board.
They released the moorings and hurried toward the sea.
And the chasing lights on the island were also coming closer.
…
Splash~!
The Association’s team and the Guard Team of Gold and Silver Island arrived at the port consecutively.
“Vice-executive, two ships have left the post, one sea ship and one medium-sized fast ship,” the Ranger reported.
A flood of Tamed Beasts circled above the sea, sending back the news.
“How many Pirates boarded each vessel?” Wu Heng asked.
The Ranger replied, “The number of people on both sides is about the same.”
Whizz whizz whizz~!
At the same time, the port defenses began their attack.
A volley of arrows and Ballistas fired towards the two escaping ships, landing with a clatter on the sea surface.
The Crosbow Arrows, etched with special effects, exploded upon hitting the water, causing various special effects like explosions and lightning.
The noise was tremendous, but the accuracy was clearly not high.
The two ships gradually moved away.
At that moment, several professional teams also hurried over.
Dwarf Captain ‘Olin’ released his Tamed Beast again, saying, “I’ll go call the ships, bring people to pursue.”
“Everyone, hold on a minute, the enemy dared to launch a prison break, they must be fully prepared. We may walk into an ambush if we recklessly give chase,” Wu Heng said.
“So, we just watch them get away?” Olin was somewhat anxious.
“It’s okay!” Wu Heng said, taking a Rocket Launcher from his Space Ring, shouldering it, and aiming at the small ship that was gradually moving away in the distance.
He adjusted the angle and range.
Then he pulled the trigger directly.
Whoosh~whoosh!
The rocket, trailing a thin flame, rocketed forward.
Boom~!
The next second, under the watchful eyes of everyone in the port, red flames instantly engulfed the entire ship.
Fire shot up to the sky, and wooden debris splashed into the sea.
Everyone’s eyes widened.
They looked back at the launch site and then towards the ship sinking in the fire.
A fast ship simply disappeared under their watch, sinking bit by bit to the seabed with the fire, leaving only flotsam on the sea surface as proof of the enemy’s existence.
“There’s another, larger one,” Olin pointed to the ship that was still moving away.
Wu Heng looked at it and said, “The gadget can only be used once. Have everyone focus fire to sink the ship.”
“Okay!”
The various defense machines began firing.
They crashed loudly into the sea.
Although there was some impact, the sea ship still quickly moved away.
It gradually vanished into the night.
“They got away.”
Wu Heng nodded and said, “Search for Pirates in the port, all those from the jail, execute them all.”
“Yes!”
…
Back at sea on the Pirate ship.
Philippa wiped sweat from her neck, still looking somewhat pale.
When that ship piloted by the yellow-toothed Pirate was swallowed by fire in the distance, she too was startled.
Luckily, she kept to the plan.
She had those who opposed her take that ship.
Now, the sea ship had also sustained some damage, but it was nothing serious; for a Pirate ship, such damage was insignificant.
Undiminished in speed, they continued to escape from the port, heading towards the open sea that meant freedom.
“We made it out, we’re alive and out.”
“Those traitors got what they deserved from the Sea God.”
“We’re free….”
The Pirates began to cheer, their joy of escape replacing the shock and unease they felt at the sight of the explosion moments ago.
Philippa clapped her hands and said, “Everyone standing here, go to your stations and leave quickly, don’t let the pursuers behind catch up.”
“Aye, Captain!”
The crew responded and all returned to their posts.
…
Philippa watched as everyone returned to their positions.
Carrying the Blazing Blade and several Skeletons, she headed to the captain’s cabin.
The familiar room had undergone some minor changes in layout.
She glanced at the thin rope hanging to one side and gave it a gentle tug.
Click.
The room suddenly lit up.
Philippa’s eyes widened a bit, somewhat surprised by the thing that illuminated overhead.
On the desk by the bed was the device that could communicate.
On each button, there were notes attached to explain their use, lest she not understand.
Philippa scanned the room and then her gaze fell on a wooden chest in the corner.
She kicked it open with her foot.
Revealing a chest brimming with silver coins and a few gold coins interspersed among them.
Philippa’s eyes widened.
“Damn, I can finally live a good life.”
…
Dawn broke.
Wu Heng returned to the association from the outside.
After Philippa had escaped, he had taken people to execute all the remaining pirates, as well as those pirates who had been inconvenient of leg and had been caught on the way back.
These pirates should have been executed long ago, and the only reason they were kept until now was to stage Philippa’s escape.
Whether she could bring back intelligence depended on Philippa herself.
Returning to his office, he sat for a while before the door was reopened.
Andre Willow came in with a figure wearing a hood.
“Master, I’ve brought the person.”
Wu Heng nodded and passed over a wanted poster, “Hang this wanted poster up.”
“Yes!” Andre Willow withdrew again.
Wu Heng’s gaze then fell on the figure inside the room.
The figure took off the hood, revealing a somewhat disheveled woman.
She was in her late thirties, had very fair skin, and a full figure that came with mature womanhood.
The mother of Philippa, a woman who had been snatched away by pirates.
“Did Philippa tell you anything?” Wu Heng asked.
The woman lowered her head, speaking softly, “She said, she’s gone to do your work, and from now on she’s with the association.”
Just as expected.
This Pirate Mistress didn’t take his words seriously at all.
He had told her not to share anything, yet she had still told her own mother.
“Have you told anyone else about this?”
“No, Philippa told me, apart from you, no one else is allowed to know,” the woman said hastily.
“Hmm, remember this, if you mention it to anyone else, both you and your daughter will lose your lives over it,” Wu Heng emphasized.
“Yes, I understand.”
Wu Heng nodded, “I have pardoned your crime, what plans do you have for the future?”
The woman hesitated with her head down, “I’ll go back to the village, I have a place to live there.”
“Better stay on Gold and Silver Island. In the village, knowing your affiliation with pirates also makes life difficult. Stay at the association’s dormitory for now. I’ll arrange a new place for you in a couple of days,” Wu Heng stated directly.
“Okay, I’ll follow the adult’s arrangements.”
Soon after, Andre Willow returned.
Wu Heng asked her to take the woman to the dormitory and also spent money to buy some daily necessities for her.
Whatever the relationship between Philippa and Wu Heng had been before, it didn’t matter now.
She was working for him now, with her life on the line at any moment.
Looking after her family was still necessary.
…
Once it was completely light out.
Wu Heng went straight to the Steward’s Office.
He recounted last night’s events and their outcomes to ‘Imilo.’
After all, ‘Philippa’ was his pick, and it was he who had given him the Slave Scroll. It was only right to let him know.
‘Imilo’ must have been paying attention too, as he didn’t seem too surprised by the outcome.
He was told to continue the follow-up and nothing more was said.
Wu Heng also left the Steward’s Office and went straight home.
…
Back at his place.
Mini, wearing a tank top and shorts, lay on the couch reading comics. She saw Wu Heng return and greeted him with a smile, “Master, was there trouble last night? It seemed a bit chaotic outside.”
Her fair skin and long legs exposed to the air.
“The pirates broke out of jail, but they’ve all been recaptured,” Wu Heng said as he sat down on the couch.
He reached into the loose tank top, his palm filled with softness.
Mini shifted to make it more convenient for him and continued, “Do you want to eat, Master?”
“I’ve eaten outside already.”
“Oh, Master, I’m going to visit ‘Sha Naila’ later,” Mini said.
“Go ahead, her place always has nice stuff, eat a lot of what you haven’t tried before,” he replied.
“Hehe, you’re the best, Master,” Mini said with a pleased smile. She flipped over to straddle his lap, her arms wrapped around his shoulders as she stuck out her tongue, entwining it with his.
…
After spending some time on the first floor.
Mini left for ‘Sha Naila’s’ place, and Wu Heng went up to the third floor, pushing open a door on the north side.
In the empty room, against the wall was a wooden table, and on it was a wireless communication device.
A ‘Investigator’ class Skeleton was at the desk, responsible for recording the messages received by radio.
Wu Heng approached, picked up the microphone, “Philippa, can you hear me?”
Soon, Philippa’s voice came through from the other side, “Cao, you scared me!”